It is known that Cristiano Ronaldo came to Al Nassr of the Saudi Arabian league under a stratospheric contract that will have him for at least two seasons. Anyway, those 200 million that the Portuguese would pocket between salary and sponsorships would not be enough to reach the richest footballer in the world.
If you think of the most fortunate player on the planet, you quickly think of CR7, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé or Neymar, among a few others. But this is not so.
Faiq Bolkiah is an American player with Brunei nationality and the luckiest in the world of soccer. The current Chonburi FC midfielder from Thailand has a particularity and that is that he belongs to the royal family of Brunei.
The Argentine newspaper Olé indicates that his fortune amounts to 15,000 million euros (16,133,775 dollars) and thus exceeds the amount accumulated by the Portuguese, who has around 1,000 million euros (1,075,585 dollars). This player was trained in Southampton, Chelsea and Leicester, but not being taken into account ended up at Marítimo de Portugal where he could not play either. Ultimately, he ended up making his professional debut at Chonburi FC. There he has played less than 15 games.
At 24 years old He is considered the richest footballer in the world, but that is clearly not due to what he has obtained in his career, but rather to his family’s fortune. The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, is Faiq’s uncle; and his father, Jefri, is the prince of the Asian country. His royal family status is what allows him to have such a ‘title’ despite his slim chances as a footballer.
On her Instagram account, she has more than 240,000 followers and usually posts photos related to her career as well as modeling sessions.
Kylian Mbappé and the fortune he would pocket
According to Forbes, Kylian Mbappé will earn around 128 million euros ($137,674,880) during the 2022/23 season. “A record for our annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid soccer players that puts him at number one.” It should be noted that this was published at the beginning of December 2022, before the signing of CR7 at the Saudi club was confirmed.
“Under the terms of his deal, which like most soccer contracts are not public, Mbappé will earn approximately $110 million between his salary and a portion of his signing bonus for this season, according to industry insiders. That is in addition to the estimated US$18 million in annual endorsements that Mbappé earns from a stable group of partners that include Nike, Dior, Hublot, Oakley and Panini,” the prestigious magazine explained on its website.
It should be noted that the 24-year-old striker gained prominence with his performance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in which he led the French National Team to its second star, and from there he managed to stay at the top at PSG, positioning himself as one one of the best attackers in the world.
